Sep 23, Norma Estelle Cutts: Today in the History of Psychology (23rd September 1892)
Norma Estelle Cutts was born. A pioneer in the provision of school psychological services in the United States, her landmark publication in 1943 "How to Use Psychological Service in the Schools, A Guide to the Technique and Interpretation of the Individual Psychological Examination" was instrumental in establishing standards for training, certification, and practice.
Throughout the course of a long and distinguished career, Cutts wrote widely on a range of topics within an educational context, including, mental hygiene, discipline and intellectual giftedness. In a tribute to Norma Cutts published shortly after her death ag...
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Sep 22, Robert Thorndike: Today in the History of Psychology (22nd September 1910)
Robert Thorndike was born. A brilliant psychometrician, Thorndike is best known for his collaborative work with Irving Lorge and Elizabeth Hagen in developing measures of mental and scholastic ability which eventually became known as "Cognitive Ability Tests. "
Among his many professional accolades, Thorndike served as president of the Psychometric Society and the American Educational Research Association and received the Butler Medal for Outstanding Service from Columbia University. (Source: Forensic Psychology Blog)
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Sep 21, Albert Beckham: Today in the History of Psychology (21st September 1897)
Albert Beckham was born. A profoundly influential figure in the field of school psychology, Beckham pioneered the introduction of psychological services within public schools and established the first campus based psychological laboratory to offer counseling while teaching psychology at Howard University.
A distinguished academic and prolific writer, Beckham made a lasting contribution to our understanding of counseling, behavioral problems and life satisfaction within an educational context.
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Sep 20, B. F. Skinner: Today in the History of Psychology (20th September 1971)
B. F. Skinner was featured on the front cover of Time magazine and is the subject of three cover stories on behavior, titled "Skinner's Utopia: Panacea, or Path to Hell?" "Twin Oaks: On to Walden Two" and "A Skinnerian Innovation: Baby in a Box. "
The brilliant cover image of Skinner was drawn by renowned artist and illustrator Don Ivan Punchatz.
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Sep 19, Human Factors: Today in the History of Psychology (19th September 1958)
Human Factors, the flagship journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society was first published. In his introductory essay entitled "A Home of Our Own, " editor in chief Stanley Lippert noted that human factors specialists would no longer be forced to publish their work in the "literary homes of friends and relatives. "
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Sep 18, Wilhelm Wundt: Today in the History of Psychology (18th September 1861)
Wilhelm Wundt presented a landmark paper on the personal difference between visual and auditory observation at the Natural Science Conference at Speyer, Germany. Writing about Wundt's discipline defining address at Speyer, Edward Bradford Titchener noted that "There is no more remarkable incident in the history of experimental psychology than Wundt's attempt, by way of a single crucial experiment, to overturn the whole Herbartian psychology. "
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Sep 17, Oskar Pfungst and the case of Clever Hans: Today in the History of Psychology (17th September 1904)
Oskar Pfungst began his famous investigation into the case of " Clever Hans, " a horse that could seemingly solve mathematical problems (multiplication and division) by tapping out answers with his right hoof. However, Pfungst concluded that the explanation for this lay not in any rational thinking on the part of " Clever Hans " but rather in the almost imperceptible ideomotor movement and nuanced body language of his owner Mr. Von Osten which signaled to the horse when he was expected to start and stop tapping.
Oskar Pfungst's findings in the case of " Clever Hans " were instrumental in raising the issue of experimenter e...
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Sep 16, Karen Horney: Today in the History of Psychology (16th September 1885)
Karen Horney was born. An eminent psychoanalytic theorist and pioneer within the field of the psychology of women, Horney wrote widely on the androcentric (male centered) nature of orthodox Freudian thinking and psychology in general.
In addition to her influential contribution to feminine psychology, the influence of Horney's innovative and groundbreaking personality theories spread far and wide; for instance, her views on the potential for human growth were followed with great interest by the likes of Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers.
A truly original thinker ahead of her time, Karen Horney's ideas helped inform an eclecti...
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Sep 15, Matataro Matsumoto: Today in the History of Psychology (15th September 1865)
Matataro Matsumoto was born. A profoundly influential figure in the history of Japanese psychology, Matsumoto earned his doctoral degree under the supervision of Edward W. Scripture at Yale University in 1899 and spent a year working with Wilhelm Wundt at the University of Leipzig in Germany.
On his return to Japan, Matsumoto established experimental psychology laboratories in Tokyo and Kyoto and was instrumental in the founding and organization of the Japanese Psychological Association.
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Sep 14, Solomon Asch: Today in the History of Psychology (14th September 1907)
Solomon Asch was born. A Gestalt psychologist whose classics studies on impressions of personality and social influence were profoundly influential within the field of social psychology. For example, Stanley Milgram's famous obedience to authority experiments were directly inspired by Asch's unambiguous stimuli (lines of different lengths) conformity research.
A truly eminent figure within psychology, Solomon Asch received the American Psychological Association (APA) Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions in 1967.
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Sep 13, William James: Today in the History of Psychology (13th September 1890)
William James's classic text 'Principles of Psychology' (Volume 1) was published. A tribute to James printed shortly after his death in 1910 stated that Principles of Psychology 'is a scientific and literary classic. No one can foretell whether it will be permanently in the group of philosophical masterpieces, beginning with the dialogues of Plato, but there is no contemporary American work and possibly no European work since the " Origin of Species, " which has equal chance.'
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Sep 12, Ulric Neisser: Today in the History of Psychology (12th September 1967)
Ulric Neisser's classic book 'Cognitive Psychology' was published. This groundbreaking text located a range of research topics, such as perception, attention, pattern recognition, information processing, problem solving and remembering and explored them within a unified theoretical framework. In doing so, Neisser firmly established cognitive psychology as a mainstream psychological discipline.
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Sep 11, Alice Bryan: Today in the History of Psychology (11th September 1902)
Alice Bryan was born. Renowned for her unceasing efforts in tackling the marginalization of women in psychology, Bryan founded the National Council of Women Psychologists in 1940 and coauthored a series of influential studies issued under the title, 'Women in American Psychology' between 1944 and 1947.
A passionate advocate of mentoring, Bryan stated that 'One of my deepest satisfactions has been the appointment to professional positions of four women who were my students while earning their doctoral degrees.'
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Sep 10, Iconic Psychology: Today in the History of Psychology (10th September 1909)
One of the most iconic photographs in the history of psychology was taken. Among those in the photo were Sigmund Freud, Edward Bradford Titchener, Adolf Meyer, Joseph Jastrow, James McKeen Cattell, Ernest Jones, William James, Carl Jung and G. Stanley Hall who had assembled this veritable who's who of eminence for a conference to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the founding of Clark University.
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Sep 9, Kurt Lewin: Today in the History of Psychology (9th September 1890)
Kurt Lewin was born. A profoundly influential figure within the field of social psychology, Lewin was instrumental in demonstrating that experiments on groups could be conducted under precisely controlled conditions and in doing so pioneered the scientific study of group dynamics.
A prolific writer, Lewin authored several books and numerous articles which informed our understanding of group processes in relation to such things as productivity, communication, leadership, social perception, experiential learning and intergroup relations. Lewin also wrote widely on the concept of 'action research,' the term he coined to expre...
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